Perryville News

Steffens to serve as next elementary principal

PERRYVILLE – Perryville Elementary School welcomed a new principal on July 1, when retired high school principal Jeff Steffens assumed leadership.     Current principal Jane Narrow accepted the position of Chief Academic Officer and began her new duties at Central Office on July 1.   Mr. Steffens joins Assistant Principal Leslie Ackermann at PES, […]

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Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education meets tonight

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet in special session tonight. PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of Education Special Meeting Open Session  Agenda Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Old Senior High School, Room 105 6:00 p.m.   Open Session called to order   Pledge of Allegiance  

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Groundbreaking held for American Tractor Museum addition

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — The American Tractor Museum held a groundbreaking ceremony for its expansion project. The expansion project is anticipated to be completed in mid-2024. In attendance for the groundbreaking were the American Tractor Museum’s Board of Directors, the City of Perryville Officials, local businesses, and community members.     American Tractor Museum’s Executive Director

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Second open house for Perryville Comprehensive Plan slated

PERRYVILLE – The City of Perryville has embarked on an exciting and important process of updating its Comprehensive Plan (“Perryville 2045”)!    So, what’s a Comprehensive Plan?   A Comprehensive Plan is a long-range planning document that establishes a community’s vision for the future and serves as a road map for achieving that vision over

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   21-year-old Drew Elder of Perryville was arrested for careless and imprudent driving and DWI-Alcohol following a traffic stop on Shelby Street at 1:55 a.m. July 15.   An officer was sent to the 300 block of N. West Street to investigate an open

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Perry County Sheriff’s Office had a role in busting major Southeast Missouri drug trafficking organization

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Nineteen members of a Charleston, Missouri-based drug trafficking organization accused of being the main supplier of methamphetamine and fentanyl to southeast Missouri have been indicted on a felony drug conspiracy charge, U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced Friday.   Fleming listed the Perry County Sheriff’s Office among cooperating law enforcement agencies working

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Perryville’s Jacklyn Verseman scores a 4.0 at Belmont

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jacklyn Verseman of Perryville was among 31 Belmont University student-athletes to carry a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2022-23 academic year – contributing to Belmont earning the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic Award.   During the 2022-23 academic year, Belmont student-athletes posted a 3.522 grade-point average, placing ahead of Evansville and Northern Iowa.

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Perry County 4-H Fair

Submitted article PERRYVILLE – “Learning by Doing” is the basis of 4-H work, and each year many young people between the ages of 5 and 19 do just that. The public is invited to come support the 4-H members during the Perry County 4-H Fair & Chicken Dinner Wednesday, July 26 at the American Legion

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